Holiday Walnut Cake

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Ingredients

  • 34 cup sherry wine
  • 2 cups raisins
  • 1 orange
  • 4 cups walnuts
  • 4 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 12 cup molasses
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  1. Grease 10" tube pan.
  2. Cut wax paper to fit bottom of pan, insert, grease and flour.
  3. Pour sherry on raisins.
  4. Heat oven to 275.
  5. Chop walnuts, grate orange and squeeze juice from orange.
  6. Sift flour with baking powder, salt and nutmeg, save 1/4 c of flour for nuts & raisins.
  7. Beat eggs until thick.
  8. Cream butter and sugar add in beaten eggs.
  9. Drain raisins (reserving liquid) and combine with nuts and the 1/4 c flour.
  10. Add juice of orange & sherry alternately with dry ingredients, combine all with the creamed butter/sugar/egg mixture and stir in vanilla.
  11. Add floured nuts and raisins last.
  12. Bake for 2 hours.
  13. Cool thoroughly before removing from tube pan.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

980 kcal 49% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 11.1g 22% DV
Total Fat 52.4g 67% DV
Carbs 112.6g 41% DV
Fiber 9.9g 35% DV
Sugar 42.2g 84% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 12435.8mg 100% DV
Potassium 1056.8mg 22% DV
Cholesterol 139.5mg 47% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 18.8mcg 2% DV
Vitamin C 18.1mg 20% DV
Calcium 1683.8mg 100% DV
Iron 7.9mg 44% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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